NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB $199
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB $299
2048 Shaders
4GB GDDR6
1740MHz
2176 Shaders
12GB GDDR6
1650MHz
Peak AI Performance
228.07 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
229.79 TOPS
INT4 Tensor
FP32
7.13 TFLOPS
FP32
7.18 TFLOPS
FP16
7.13 TFLOPS
FP16
14.36 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.9-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
90W
TDP
185W
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
-
Power Connectors
-
1x 8-Pin

Peak AI Performance

  • Same Performance vs GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
  • Same Performance vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
GeForce RTX 3050 4GB - 228.07 TOPS INT4 Tensor Sparse
x1
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB - 229.79 TOPS INT4 Tensor
x1.01

FP32

  • Same Performance vs GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
  • Same Performance vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
GeForce RTX 3050 4GB - 7.13 TFLOPS FP32
x1
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB - 7.18 TFLOPS FP32
x1.01

FP16

  • 50% slower vs GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
  • 2.01x faster vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
GeForce RTX 3050 4GB - 7.13 TFLOPS FP16
x1
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB - 14.36 TFLOPS FP16
x2.01
  • 43% slower vs GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
  • 75% faster vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
GeForce RTX 3050 4GB - 192GB/s
x1
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB - 336GB/s
x1.75
  • 51% lower vs GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
  • 106% higher vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
GeForce RTX 3050 4GB - 90W
x1
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB - 185W
x2.06
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Ampere
Architecture
Turing
Family
GeForce 30
Family
GeForce 20
Codename
NV177
GA107
Variant
GA107-140-A1
Codename
NV166
TU106
Variant
TU106-300-KA-A1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
12/16/2022
Release Date
12/7/2021
Foundry
Samsung
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
8N
Fabrication Node
12FFN
Die Size
200 mm²
Die Size
445 mm²
Transistor Count
8.7 Billion
Transistor Count
10.8 Billion
Transistor Density
43.50M/mm²
Transistor Density
24.27M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2048 Shaders
Shading Units
2176 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
64 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
136 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
64 ROPs
Tensor Cores
64 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
272 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
16 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
34 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
16 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
34 SMs
Graphics Processing Clusters
2 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
3 GPCs
1545MHz Base
1740MHz
1470MHz Base
1650MHz
Peak AI Performance
228.07 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
229.79 TOPS
INT4 Tensor
FP16
7.13 TFLOPS
28.51 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
57.02 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
14.25 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
28.51 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP16
14.36 TFLOPS
57.45 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
-
28.72 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
-
FP32
7.13 TFLOPS
FP32
7.18 TFLOPS
FP64
110 GFLOPS
FP64
220 GFLOPS
BF16
7.13 TFLOPS
14.25 TFLOPS Tensor
28.51 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
BF16
-
28.72 TFLOPS Tensor
-
TF32
7.13 TFLOPS Tensor
14.25 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
28.72 TFLOPS Tensor
-
INT4
114.03 TOPS Tensor
228.07 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
229.79 TOPS Tensor
-
INT8
57.02 TOPS Tensor
114.03 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
114.89 TOPS Tensor
-
INT32
3.56 TOPS
INT32
7.18 TOPS
Ray Tracing
13.9 TOPS
Ray Tracing
21.7 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
55.68 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
105.6 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
111.36 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
224.4 GTexel/s
L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
L1
32KB/SM Tex
64KB/SM
L2
2MB Shared
L2
3MB Shared
4GB
GDDR6
12GB
GDDR6
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width
192Bit
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
12GT/s
Bandwidth
192GB/s
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
14GT/s
Bandwidth
336GB/s
TDP
90W
TDP
185W
-
3x DisplayPort 1.4
1x HDMI 2.1
1x DVI-D Dual-Link
3x DisplayPort 1.4
-
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
4
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.2
Model
NVENC 7
Model
NVENC 7
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
Model
NVDEC 5
Model
NVDEC 4
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
VP8
VP9
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
VP8
VP9
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
-
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
7.5
PureVideo HD
VP10
VDPAU
Feature Set J
2x Fans
2x Fans
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
-
Power Connectors
-
1x 8-Pin
Slots Required
1.9
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
8
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
242 mm (9.53 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
Height
112.6 mm (4.43 in)
Width
228.6 mm (9 in)
Depth
35 mm (1.38 in)
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